Mechanical Design Engineer (m/w/d, all levels), Closures In White (CIW) - Berlin, Germany

What to Expect

Join Vehicle Engineering in Berlin to build a world of amazing abundance. You will help design the next generation of Tesla products. You will work in a flat, highly collaborative team where technical contribution matters at every level. You will be expected to challenge and be challenged, to create, to innovate. We move fast, we build real products, and we work on some of the most ambitious automotive programs in the world. That should excite you. 

Be part of a growing Closures engineering team, executing, and launching products for Europe and global markets. You will own the dynamic exterior systems of Tesla vehicles: side doors, hoods, and liftgates. From first sketch and clay through architecture, validation, and launch — you take Closures in White (CIW) from concept through production.

What You’ll Do

• Conceptualize, design, engineer, and launch structural components and assemblies for side doors, hoods, and liftgates 

• Integrate and package with Mechanisms, Sealing, and Glazing engineers within each closure 

• Set system-level architecture and hit targets for appearance, function, quality, cost, and weight 

• Partner with Design Studio to balance form, function, and quality 

• Lead sealing flange and hinge axis development with the body team 

• Drive manufacturing processes and material selection for world-class craftsmanship, fit, and finish 

• Apply tolerance analysis, DVP&R, CAE, DFM, DFMEA, and PFMEA, and fold the results back into the design 

• Partner with manufacturing and suppliers from feasibility through prototype and production builds 
  

What You’ll Bring

• Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent experience, with evidence of exceptional ability 

• Strong engineering fundamentals and mechanics of materials, with creative problem-solving 

• CAD fluency in 3D surface and part modeling (CATIA V5/3DX preferred) 

• Working knowledge of stamping, casting, DFM, and tolerance analysis — or a fast path to building it 

• You take designs from idea to hardware, improve the process, and communicate clearly across teams 

Nice to have 

• Consumer product or automotive design experience 

• Advanced manufacturing technologies 

• Vehicle crash and safety requirements 

This role is open to all levels. Junior engineers grow into full ownership. Experts set architecture for the next generation. If you have a passion for product design and the drive to take it from concept to production — we want to talk.